Heel-protector.



R'. V. DAVIS.

HEEL PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 19H.

1 274,692. Patented. Aug. 6, 1918.

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RAYMOND V. DAVIS, 01? DENVER, COLORADO.

HEEL-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.- 6, 1918.

Application filed September 18, 1917. Serial No. 191,972.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND V. DAVIS,

- a citizen of the United States, residin at useful improvements in heelprotectors and floor at the heel and causes scratching thereisespecially designed for the protection of the heels of ladies shoesagainst scratching and disfiguring resulting from the driving andoperating of automobiles.

It is well known that in the operation of foot pedals of motor vehiclesthe heel is given a purchase or is rested on the floor of the vehiclewith the toe portion of the foot bearing on the face of the pedal.vDuring the depression and release of the pedal the foot usually rubsmore or less over the of. Further, the foot might accidentally leave thepedal and the consequences are readily apparent.

The principal object of my invention, therefore, is to provide aprotector which will fully protect the heel without hindering themovement of the foot, and at'the same time be easily applied and removedfrom the-heel.

The invention further resides in the features of constructionhereinafter specifically described and succinctly claimed, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the improved heel protector applied to a shoe, the latterbeing shown as resting on a foot pedal of a motor vehicle; and

Flg. 2 is a rear elevation of the protector. Re erring more in detail tothe accompanying drawing, the numeral 1 designates a U- shaped leafspring which has its extremities riveted or otherwise secured to theforward edge portions of the heel protector sections 2 so that theirrear or inner edge portions will be free of the spring to conform to theshape and contour of the heel. The protector sections .are thus yieldinly 60 and resiliently connected to expand and ex for conformably fittingvarying sizes and shapes of heels.

6 Each heel protector section is bulged at its upper portion in more orless of a semiglobular contour while the lower portion is extendeddownwardly in an attenuated form and projects slightly below theresillent connector 1 so as to protect the latter from wear on theground and also against distortion. When the protector is off the shoe,or is inoperative, the spring normally holds the upper ends of thesections spaced, as depicted in Fig. 2, but when the spring clip isspread apart to embrace the heel, said upper ends are brought togetherto thereby lenti'ely cover and protect the heel from the The materialfrom which the protector is formed may be any thin metal like, forinstance, rolled aluminum which may be painted or otherwise decorated tosuit the tastes of the purchasing public. Further, instead of metal,fiber or hard leather will answer the purpose.

The heel may be rolled around, when supplied with this protector,without being scratched or marred. Although the invention has here beendescribed in detail, it is understood that such changes in design andstructure may be resorted to in the manufacture of the protector as thescope of the appended claims may permit.

What is claimed is 1. A heel protector comprising a protector bodyformed of a plurality of separable sections shaped to fit the heel, anda. fiat leaf spring bent into substantially U-form and secured at itsends to the sections for holding them about the heel.

2. A heel protector comprising a protector body formed of a plurality ofseparable sections shaped to fit the heel, and resilient means embracingthe lower ends of the sec-.

tions and secured thereto at the outer edges thereof whereb the upperends of the sections may yield apart.

'3. A heel protector comprising a body formed with a bowl dividedvertically into sections for conformably receiving the heel of a shoe,and resilient means connecting the bowl sect-ions adjacent the lowerends for frictionally clamping the same about the outer face of theheel.

4:. A heel protector comprising a body formed of a pair of side sectionsfor ex tending over the side and back of the heel of a shoe, and aspring encircling the sections and secured to the same at itsextremities to permit free movement of the sections 10 at their meetingedges.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RAYMOND V. DAVIS.

